Departmental NDPBs

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for how many non-departmental public bodies his Department is responsible.

Phil Hope: The Department has one agency, 10 executive non-departmental public bodies, nine strategic health authorities and 30 advisory non-departmental public bodies. Further detailed information is contained in the "Department of Health's Public Bodies 2009", a copy of which has been placed in the Library. This document is also available on the Department's website:
	www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_111365